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"by seven members and the secretary, and two written or
printed copies of tlie rules, shall be sent to the registrar.
(3.) Identity or deceptive similarity of name not to be
allowed.—No society shall be registered under a name
identical with that under which any other existing society
is registered, or so nearly resembling such name as to be
likely, in the opinion of the registrar, to deceive the
members or the public, as to its identity, and no society
shall change its name without sanction of the chief or an
assistant registrar or otherwise than is hereinafter pro
vided (a).
(4.) As to societies registered under former Acts.—A society
registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies
Act, 1852, and not registered under the Industrial and
Provident Societies Acts, 1802, or 1867, may,, on applica
tion to the registrar, obtain an acknowledgment of registry
under this Act.
(5.) “Limited” to be last word of name.—The word
“limited” shall be the last word in tlie name of every
society registered under this Act (a).
(G.) Registry of societies doing business in more than one
country.—Societies carrying or intending to carry on busi
ness in more than one country shall be registered in the-
country in which their registered office, as herein men
tioned, is situate ; but copies of the rules of such societies,
and of all amendments of the same, shall, when registered,
be sent to the registrar of each of the other countries, to be
recorded by him ; and until such rules be so recorded the
society shall not be entitled to any of the privileges of this
Act in the country in which such rules have not been
recorded, and until such amendments of rules be recorded
the same shall not take effect in such country.
(7.) The acknowledgment of registry.—The registrar, on
being satisfied that a society has complied with the pro
visions as to registry in force under this Act, shall issue to-
such society an acknowledgment of registry.
(«) Amended from 25 & 26 Viet. c. 87, s. 8.
